🪶 Away Blackhawks 25-22-8 before this game

4–2

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 36-12-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CHI	1	1	2	4
COL	0	1	1	2

Blackhawks at Avalanche

Blackhawks beat Avalanche 4–2 at Ball Arena on February 8, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Feb 8, 1997 · 14:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Alexei Zhamnov

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Eric Daze

1 G

5 shots

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Jim Cummins

1 G

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Jim Cummins Go-ahead 1st · 18:17

Assists: Bob Probert, Brent Sutter

1–0

2nd period

🏔️ Keith Jones PP Tying 2nd · 12:06

Assists: Mike Ricci, Adam Deadmarsh

1–1

🪶 Alexei Zhamnov Go-ahead 2nd · 13:23

Assists: Tony Amonte

2–1

3rd period

🪶 Eric Daze PP 3rd · 06:56

Assists: Gary Suter, Chris Chelios

3–1

🪶 Jeff Shantz SH Empty net 3rd · 18:15

Assists: Alexei Zhamnov

4–1

🏔️ Eric Lacroix 3rd · 19:46

Assists: Mike Keane, Stephane Yelle

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI COL🏔️

29 Shots on goal 32

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

14 Penalty minutes 8

CHI shooting 13.8% (4/29) COL shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Jeff Hackett

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

4–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

3–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ CHI vs COL, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Avalanche on February 8, 1997?

Blackhawks won 4–2.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Blackhawks 4, Avalanche 2.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Alexei Zhamnov, Eric Daze, Jeff Shantz, Jim Cummins.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Eric Lacroix, Keith Jones.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Feb 6

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Feb 2

Also on February 8, 1997

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